crypto_box
v0.9.1 GrowingPure Rust implementation of NaCl's crypto_box public-key authenticated encryption primitive which combines the X25519 Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman function and the XSalsa20Poly1305 authenticated encryption cipher
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
719.5K downloads in the last 30 days (24.0K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
1.3K crates depend on crypto_box. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 220 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 6+ years old, crypto_box hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 16KB, crypto_box is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
11% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include nkeys, octocrab, cosmian_crypto_core, iroh-net, askar-crypto. When high-quality crates choose crypto_box, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on crypto_box
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Feature Flags
default =["alloc", "getrandom", "salsa20"]
